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Cook Islands News

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Description: Stapled together. "Issued daily by the Social Development Department and printed in the Cook Islands by the Government Printing Office" ; "Editor: Phone 24M; P. O. Box 98, Avarua, Rarotonga"--p. [1], below title. "With the compliments of Matson Lines S. S. Monterey"--p. [1], stamped, black ink. Daily newsletter of the Cook Islands ; including press releases, weather reports, list of ships stopping in the islands, notices, advertisements, and entertainment listings. Focus of item: Monterey.
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Date: 1966 July 8
Call number: ephJHK 01291

Passenger list

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"July 9, 1966"--p. [1], upper right corner. List of passengers, their room numbers, debarkation location, and hometown for voyage 73 departing Rarotonga, Cook Islands on the SS Monterey. Focus of item: Monterey.

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The Polynesian

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"World news by United Press International"--front cover, below title. Daily onboard newsletter with press releases, list of activities, shipboard news, and two inserts "About Rarotonga and the Cook Islands" and "About New Zealand." Focus of item: Monterey.

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What's cooking in the Cayman Islands : a collection of Caymanian and West Indian recipes

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Recipes provided by Phyllis Smith, a former cook at the Rum Point Club, Cayman Islands. Includes a small selection from a variety of restaurants.

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Cook family letters

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A collection of letters and ephemera related to the Cook family from 1946 to 1947 while they were stationed in China. The letters are from Dr. Sterling S. Cook, Ruth Cook, and Bill Cook to Frances Ann Cook and Caroline Cook Ball. The letters describe life in China just after the Second World War, including domestic issues, world events, American football, travel plans across China and East Asia, and their meetings with Chinese leaders and celebrities, such as Chiang Kai-shek; Chiang May-ling Soong; Dai Li; Mei Lanfang; Soong Ching-ling (Song, Qingling); and Soong T. V. There is also a photocopy of a letter from Sterling S. Cook to his sister Ruth and a printed map in Chinese, a clipping, and an envelope.

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New Sovereigns of the Pacific : Mariposa & Monterey , new standards of speed and luxury to Hawaii - South Seas - New Zealand - Australia

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"Printed in U. S. A."--p. [21], lower right corner. Advertisement for new vessels, SS Monterey and SS Mariposa, with a new service to Hawaii and the South Seas; including descriptions of public spaces and staterooms. Focus of item: Mariposa ; Monterey.

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New Sovereigns of the Pacific : Mariposa & Monterey , new standards of speed and luxury to Hawaii - South Seas - New Zealand - Australia

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